Promises and Warnings for the Conquest

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"I am sending an angel ahead of you to guard you on the way and bring you to the place I have prepared.

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Pay attention to him, listen to what he says and do not rebel against him; because he will not forgive any wrongdoing of yours, since my name resides in him

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But if you listen to what he says and do everything I tell you, then I will be an enemy to your enemies and a foe to your foes.

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When my angel goes ahead of you and brings you to the Emori, Hitti, P'rizi, Kena'ani, Hivi and Y'vusi, I will make an end of them.

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You are not to worship their gods, serve them or follow their practices; rather, you are to demolish them completely and smash their standing-stones to pieces.

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"You are to serve ADONAI your God; and he will bless your food and water. I will take sickness away from among you.

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In your land your women will not miscarry or be barren, and you will live out the full span of your lives.

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I will send terror of me ahead of you, throwing into confusion all the people to whom you come; and I will make all your enemies turn their backs on you.

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I will send hornets ahead of you to drive out the Hivi, Kena'ani and Hitti from before you.

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I will not drive them out from before you in one year, which would cause the land to become desolate and the wild animals too many for you.

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I will drive them out from before you gradually, until you have grown in number and can take possession of the land.

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I will set your boundaries from the Sea of Suf to the sea of the P'lishtim and from the desert to the [Euphrates] River, for I will hand the inhabitants of the land over to you, and you will drive them out from before you.

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You are not to make a covenant with them or with their gods.

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They are not to live in your land; otherwise they will make you sin against me by ensnaring you to serve their gods."

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